Karnataka logs 8,626 new COVID-19 cases; total cases breach five lakh mark
The day also saw the number of recoveries outnumbering new infections, with 10,949 patients getting discharged after recovery.
Out of 8,626 fresh cases reported on Friday, 3,623 cases were from Bengaluru Urban alone.
As of September 18 evening, cumulatively 5,02,982 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 7,808 deaths and 3,94,026 discharges, the Health department said in its bulletin.
It said, out of 1,01,129 active cases, as many as 1,00,315 patients were in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 814 were in ICU.
As many as 37 out of total 179 deaths reported on Friday are from Bengaluru Urban, followed by Ballari (25), Shivamogga (18), Mysuru (17), Dakshina Kannada (11), Dharwad (9), Belagavi and Koppal (8), Bengaluru Rural (7), Haveri and Kalaburagi (6), Udupi (5), Bagalkote, Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu, Tumakuru and Uttara Kannada (3), Gadag and Mandya (2), and Hassan, Raichur and Vijayapura (1).
Most of the dead are either with a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) or Influenza-like illness (ILI).
Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 3,623, followed by Mysuru (600), Udupi (493), Dakshina Kannada (456), Ballari (296), Shivamogga (257), Belagavi (221), Tumakuru (206), Bagalkote (206), followed by others.
Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 1,87,705 infections, followed by Mysuru (28,677) and Ballari (28,485).
Among discharges too, Bengaluru Urban tops with a total of 1,43,198, followed by Ballari (23,317) and Mysuru (22,414).
A total of 41,15,783 samples were tested so far, out of which 57,470 were tested on Friday alone.
Among the samples tested today, 21,368 were rapid antigen tests.
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Drugs worth Rs 10 lakh seized in Delhi, two arrested
New Delhi (PTI): Two men including a cafe owner were arrested after drugs worth about Rs 10 lakh were seized by police in southeast Delhi, officials said on Saturday.
The police intercepted vehicles near Taimoor Nagar on Friday and arrested the accused after they attempted to flee.
The accused have been identified as Kartik Mishra (30), a resident of New Friends Colony, and Vishal (20), a resident of Govindpuri, the police said.
During the operation, 99.25 grams of mephedrone (MD) were recovered from their possession. A case under the NDPS Act has been registered at the New Friends Colony police station.
During interrogation, Mishra was found to be the alleged key link in the supply chain while Vishal acted as a carrier and assisted in transportation and logistics.
Further investigation is underway, the officials said.
